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DARK SKIES: Our galaxy is just one in a billion

Many new space discoveries to uncover.

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02nd Nov. 2018 5:11 AM

A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Our nearest galaxy like ours is the Andromeda galaxy - 2.2 million LY away, and best seen in the Northern Hemisphere.

DARK SKIES: Our Sun's magnetic energy

How do solar flares affect Earth?

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25th Oct. 2018 11:10 AM

SOLAR ACTIVITY: If a solar flare is very intense, the radiation it releases can interfere with our radio communications here on Earth, and auroras occur around Earth's North and South Poles.

DARK SKIES: Are we ready for astro-tourism?

Burnett skies are the perfect place for astro-tourism.

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19th Oct. 2018 5:10 AM

South Burnett night skies are gold for astro-tourism.

DARK SKIES: Our billion-year-old neighbour

Could there be life, as we know it, on the Moon?

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05th Oct. 2018 5:10 AM

LUNARSCAPE: Frozen water-ice could be at the bottom of these deep craters at the Moon's north and south poles.

DARK SKIES: Our lunar satellite fascinates

Our nearest neighbour in space has fascinated humans for centuries.

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28th Sept. 2018 5:09 AM

THE MOON: Our nearest neighbour in space has fascinated humans for centuries.

DARK SKIES: The birth and death of stars

Astronomers have found out how and why stars are formed and how they die.

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10th Aug. 2018 5:08 AM

Orion Nebula is typical of a stellar nursery that can form up to 4800 stars a second. Stars take about a millionn years to grow into a fully grown star, inside theses massive clouds of dust and gas.

DARK SKIES: Wonder how stars get their names?

FOR thousands of centuries, human eyes have looked up to the night skies and seen millions of stars, some brighter, some...

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03rd Aug. 2018 10:08 AM

NURSERY OF STARS: An example of a nebula.

OPINION: Time to turn down the lights

What's light pollution and how is it damaging Earth?

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27th July 2018 5:07 AM

DARK SKIES: The glow on the horizon of this photo is light pollution.

How you can see Mars in Kingaroy

A dust storm may prevent astronomers from viewing the Martian landscape at such a close range.

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19th July 2018 4:07 PM

Kingaroy Observatory owner James Barclay will hold special one-hour sessions to spot Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

World record attempt promotes astronomy as popular hobby

Ordinary binoculars, an app and a curiosity to look up is all you need to pursue the hobby.

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23rd May 2018 4:05 PM

Kingaroy Observatory owner James Barclay turned his stargazing hobby into a business.